Ships purchased from the NPC shipyards have Armour Panels of the ship's Class installed and a Class 1 Axial Carbon Dioxide Laser installed. Neither of these Modules is necessary for a ship that is being used to haul cargo. Although you cannot undock from a Station without Armour, you can replace the ship Class Armour with Class 1 Armour. Ships that are sold by Players will usually have had this modicifaction done when purchased.

Ships purchased from the NPC shipyards have Armour Panels of the ship's Class installed and a Class 1 Axial Carbon Dioxide Laser installed. Neither of these Modules is necessary for a ship that is being used to haul cargo. Although you cannot undock from a Station without Armour, you can replace the ship Class Armour with Class 1 Armour. Ships that are sold by Players will usually have had this modicifaction done when purchased.

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To increase Cargo Capacity further, it is possible to reduce the Class of the Capacitor and the Reactor by one. This will, however, affect the performance of the vessel. Using a Promethium Capacitor and/or a Yttrium Reactor will alleviate the problem slightly, but performance will still not be as good as normal. However, with larger ships, the benefit of the increase in cargo capacity may outweigh the handicap of this impaired performance.

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To increase Cargo Capacity further, it is possible to reduce the Class of the Capacitor and the Reactor. This will, however, affect the performance of the vessel. The use of lower Class Capacitors and Reactors is possible, but not recommended, as ship performance is seriously affected. Using a Promethium Capacitor and/or a Yttrium Reactor will alleviate the performance problem slightly, but performance will still not be as good as normal. However, with larger ships, the benefit of the increase in cargo capacity may outweigh the handicap of this impaired performance.

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It is possible to install bigger Capacitors and Reactors to improve flight duration, but this severely reduces available cargo space. However, as long as a Capacitor or Reactor module will fit it can be installed and br functional.

Revision as of 19:04, 3 September 2016

Class Fitting Restrictions

Ship class and module class is closely related. The table below shows the relationships between individual modules and relative ship class. Mandatory Modules must have at least one module of that type fitted to the ship. Module Class Allowed is the module class compared to the ship class. For certain modules like the Computer, the Ship Class must be equal the Module Class. For Generator and Capacitor modules, ±1 Ship Class means the module can be fitted on a ship class above or below the module class to be functional or fit with available cargo room.

Module

Mandatory Module

Module Class Allowed

Gravity Generators

Yes

Ship Class

Propulsion System

Yes

Ship Class

Warp Drive

Yes

Ship Class

Electronics

Yes

Ship Class

Computer

Yes

Ship Class

Capacitor

Yes

±1 Ship Class

Reactor

Yes

±1 Ship Class

Shield

Yes

Any Ship Class

Armour Panels

Yes

Any Ship Class

Mining Beam

Yes

Any Ship Class

Salvage Beam

Yes

Any Ship Class

Ram Scoop

Yes

Any Ship Class

Hyperdrive

No

Ship Class

Passenger Quarters

No

Any Ship Class

Axial Carbon Dioxide Laser

No

Any Ship Class

Turret Carbon Dioxide Laser

No

Any Ship Class

Broadside Carbon Dioxide Laser

No

Any Ship Class

Light

No

Any Ship Class

Keyboard Activation Commands

Some modules require special circumstances or keyboard activation to use:

Maximising Cargo Capacity

Ships purchased from the NPC shipyards have Armour Panels of the ship's Class installed and a Class 1 Axial Carbon Dioxide Laser installed. Neither of these Modules is necessary for a ship that is being used to haul cargo. Although you cannot undock from a Station without Armour, you can replace the ship Class Armour with Class 1 Armour. Ships that are sold by Players will usually have had this modicifaction done when purchased.

To increase Cargo Capacity further, it is possible to reduce the Class of the Capacitor and the Reactor. This will, however, affect the performance of the vessel. The use of lower Class Capacitors and Reactors is possible, but not recommended, as ship performance is seriously affected. Using a Promethium Capacitor and/or a Yttrium Reactor will alleviate the performance problem slightly, but performance will still not be as good as normal. However, with larger ships, the benefit of the increase in cargo capacity may outweigh the handicap of this impaired performance.

It is possible to install bigger Capacitors and Reactors to improve flight duration, but this severely reduces available cargo space. However, as long as a Capacitor or Reactor module will fit it can be installed and br functional.